Remember jawans, PM tells people
‘It’s very easy to post comments online, we don’t realise the impact on soldiers’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to those who lost their lives during the Kargil War on the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, also cautioning citizens not to do anything that might affect the honour of the armed forces serving on the borders. He said this during his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. He recalled late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s speech from the Red Fort after India had prevailed over Pakistan in the Kargil War where he had stated that just like Mahatma Gandhi’s talisman urged people to keep the most oppressed at the centre of all actions in case of doubt, so too should citizens keep martyred soldiers in mind while saying anything on the security situation. “Nowadays it is very easy to post a comment on social media or forward something said casually. But we don’t realise the effect it has on the morale of those posted on our borders. What we say here has a huge effect on those serving on the border.”
He said the Kargil War took place at a time when India was engaged in peace talks with Pakistan, but it had backstabbed India to wage war, only to distract attention from its domestic issues. The Prime Minister also urged Indians to resolve to
gain ‘independence’ from the coronavirus pandemic on August 15, and said while India, due to a unified effort, has kept its mortality rates and overall numbers low compared to other countries precautions must always be observed. “I know that wearing a mask, constant hand washing, maintaining distance can irk after some time, but whenever you feel the urge to remove your mask, remember the COVID warriors like doctors and paramedics who are risking their lives everyday to combat the disease.” He lauded local body representatives in rural India for coming up with innovative methods to sanitise conditions and create capacity to deal with the pandemic.
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